Orthopedic Coding Alert
Orthopedic Coding:
Identify How to Report a Knee Joint Scar Excision
Question: How should I report an intra-articular scar excision? I've always been told to u... Read more
Identify How to Report a Knee Joint Scar Excision
Question: How should I report an intra-articular scar excision? I've always been told to u... Read more
Orthopedic Coding:
Does a Periprosthetic Fracture Treatment Need Modifier 22?
Question: I'm new to orthopedic coding and I'm looking for a second opinion on the followi... Read more
Does a Periprosthetic Fracture Treatment Need Modifier 22?
Question: I'm new to orthopedic coding and I'm looking for a second opinion on the followi... Read more
Orthopedic Coding:
Use This Guide to Tackle Your Tendon Injection Claims
Remember to prove medical necessity. Providing therapeutic injections to tendons or ligam... Read more
Use This Guide to Tackle Your Tendon Injection Claims
Remember to prove medical necessity. Providing therapeutic injections to tendons or ligam... Read more
Orthopedic Coding:
Do You Need an E/M Code for an Injection Procedure?
Question: I have a report for an encounter where an established patient presented for a 10... Read more
Do You Need an E/M Code for an Injection Procedure?
Question: I have a report for an encounter where an established patient presented for a 10... Read more
Orthopedic Coding:
Relieve the Pain of Coding This Bunion Removal Case
Question: A patient presented to the orthopedic practice with pain and deformity in the ri... Read more
Relieve the Pain of Coding This Bunion Removal Case
Question: A patient presented to the orthopedic practice with pain and deformity in the ri... Read more
Orthopedic Coding:
Pinpoint the Correct Codes for Pediatric Orthopedic Cases
Find out how to code limb length discrepancies. Pediatric orthopedic surgeons represent a... Read more
Pinpoint the Correct Codes for Pediatric Orthopedic Cases
Find out how to code limb length discrepancies. Pediatric orthopedic surgeons represent a... Read more
Orthopedic Coding:
Look to These Codes When Dealing with JIA
Question: The practitioner's notes indicate that a patient is suffering from juvenile... Read more
Look to These Codes When Dealing with JIA
Question: The practitioner's notes indicate that a patient is suffering from juvenile... Read more
Orthopedic Coding:
Need Some Practice With Your Knee Replacements Claims?
Keep detailed notes if conservative treatments have failed in the past. Total knee replac... Read more
Need Some Practice With Your Knee Replacements Claims?
Keep detailed notes if conservative treatments have failed in the past. Total knee replac... Read more
Orthopedic Coding:
Are Ganglion Cyst Claims Draining You?
Question: A new patient visited the office to have a ganglion cyst of the ankle drain... Read more
Are Ganglion Cyst Claims Draining You?
Question: A new patient visited the office to have a ganglion cyst of the ankle drain... Read more
Orthopedic Coding:
Bolster Your BMAC Harvest and Injection Procedure Coding Knowledge
Question: An orthopedic surgeon performed an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) o... Read more
Bolster Your BMAC Harvest and Injection Procedure Coding Knowledge
Question: An orthopedic surgeon performed an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) o... Read more
Orthopedic Coding:
Do You Use an Osteotomy Code for a Minimally Invasive Procedure?
Question: A patient presented for a minimally invasive osteotomy on the third metatarsal o... Read more
Do You Use an Osteotomy Code for a Minimally Invasive Procedure?
Question: A patient presented for a minimally invasive osteotomy on the third metatarsal o... Read more
Orthopedic Coding:
Navigate Unbundling and NCCI Guidelines in Arthroscopic Surgery
Find out when to report debridement codes. In medical coding, “unbundling” occurs whe... Read more
Navigate Unbundling and NCCI Guidelines in Arthroscopic Surgery
Find out when to report debridement codes. In medical coding, “unbundling” occurs whe... Read more